Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zicatela today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Zicatela at 4AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Zicatela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1290 | 1158 | 1129 | 1129 | 1115 | 1115 | 989 | 976 | 964 | 827 | 695 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 614 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:18AM1.04m | 4:35PM1.03m | 5:12AM1.09m | 5:23PM0.99m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04PM0.06m | 10:29AM0.11m | 10:51PM0.03m | 11:25AM0.12m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1290 | 1158 | 1129 | 1129 | 1115 | 1115 | 989 | 976 | 964 | 827 | 695 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 614 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 69 | 21 | 51 | 47 | 49 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 46 | 32 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 47 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SE 8 | S 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 7 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 13 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 42 | 23 | 39 | 13 | 23 | 20 | 41 | 43 | 9 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1045 | 326 | 178 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 776 | 143 | 0 | 0 |
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